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iraq is now disintegrating, al qaeda is coming back. we didn't leave a residual force in afghanistan, he overruled his military advisers on several occasions, including 30,000 instead of 40,000 for the surge and accelerated withdrawal dates and now we have a situation where taliban and our enemies know we are leaving, and the whole premise, was to train afghans to turn over these responsibilities to them, and leave. now how can we train and work with these people if so many them are killing americans we can't even train and operate with them? by that policy, it has been an abject failure. >> we'll talk more with senator mccain about domestic issues a bit later in the program. first, bob baer and fran townsend. fran, served as a member of the cia external advisory committee, and last month visited libya with her employer, mccannkancan forbes. he said that there were security concerns. >> we had a long conversation, especially with darna, to the east of benghazi, and he was aware of the increased threat. we talked about them increasing in
iraq is now disintegrating, al qaeda is coming back. we didn't leave a residual force in afghanistan, he overruled his military advisers on several occasions, including 30,000 instead of 40,000 for the surge and accelerated withdrawal dates and now we have a situation where taliban and our enemies know we are leaving, and the whole premise, was to train afghans to turn over these responsibilities to them, and leave. now how can we train and work with these people if so many them are killing...
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>> no, he is responsible for our failure in afghanistan and iraq. we left iraq, and it is now disintegrating and al qaeda is coming back. we didn't leave a residual force, which we should have. and in afghanistan he overruled the military advisers on several occasions including 30,000 instead of 40,000 for the surge accelerating the withdrawal dates and now we have this situation where the taliban and our enemies know we are leaving and the whole premise was to train afghans in order that we could turn over these responsibilities to them and leave. now, how can we train and work with these people if so many of them are killing americans that we can't even train and operate with them? by that policy, has been an abject failure. >> we will talk with senator mccain about domestic issues, including the 47% statement. joining us now is fran townsend a cnn contributor who is a former cia security council advisory member. as i said, you met with ambassador stevens. he had told another source that he was on the al qaeda hit list, that there were security co
>> no, he is responsible for our failure in afghanistan and iraq. we left iraq, and it is now disintegrating and al qaeda is coming back. we didn't leave a residual force, which we should have. and in afghanistan he overruled the military advisers on several occasions including 30,000 instead of 40,000 for the surge accelerating the withdrawal dates and now we have this situation where the taliban and our enemies know we are leaving and the whole premise was to train afghans in order that...
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or should help south africa and it should help iraq and the
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>> no, but i'm saying that he is responsible for our failure in afghanistan and iraq. we left iraq and it is now disintegrating and in afghanistan, oh overruled his advisers on several occasions. and now, we have this situation we are leaving and the whole premise was to train afghans in order that we could turn over these responsibilities to them. and now how can we train work with these people? so that prololicy has been a failure. >> we will talk more with senator mccain later on in the program. fran, as we mentioned serves as a member of the advisory comment. s committee. as i said, you met with ambassador stephens, he had told another source that he was on the al qaeda hit list and there were security concerns. >> you know we had a long conversation especially about darna and we talked about their increase in numbers and access to weapons. he suggested i go to bengazi. it was august 29th, less than two weeks before he was killed. the other thing worth mentioning, as senator mccain said to you, chris stephens was with the rebells and my take on the situation was th
>> no, but i'm saying that he is responsible for our failure in afghanistan and iraq. we left iraq and it is now disintegrating and in afghanistan, oh overruled his advisers on several occasions. and now, we have this situation we are leaving and the whole premise was to train afghans in order that we could turn over these responsibilities to them. and now how can we train work with these people? so that prololicy has been a failure. >> we will talk more with senator mccain later on...
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the this is influenced in part by dissatisfaction with the iraq war. the afghanistan war has had more support. look at these numbers for the quinnipiac university survey, back from early summer, july. should not be involved in afghanistan anymore, 60% of the american people, 31% said the mission was was doing the right thing. six in ten americans say it's time to come home. a reflection of one of the reasons you don't hear either candidate talk about any possibility of extending the deployment. >> john, dan, jim, thank you. >>> a french court rules on the magazine that published topless photos of kate middleton. what happens now, and what the palace is saying about it, next. americans believe they should be in charge of their own future. how they'll live tomorrow. for more than 116 years, ameriprise financial has worked for their clients' futures. helping millions of americans retire on their terms. when they want. where they want. doing what they want. ameriprise. the strength of a leader in retirement planning. the heart of 10,000 advisors working wi
the this is influenced in part by dissatisfaction with the iraq war. the afghanistan war has had more support. look at these numbers for the quinnipiac university survey, back from early summer, july. should not be involved in afghanistan anymore, 60% of the american people, 31% said the mission was was doing the right thing. six in ten americans say it's time to come home. a reflection of one of the reasons you don't hear either candidate talk about any possibility of extending the deployment....
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the afghanistan war has had more popular support than the iraq war. look at these numbers for the quinnipiac university survey, back from early summer, july. should not be involved in afghanistan anymore, 60% of the american people, 31% said the mission there was doing the right thing. but six in ten americans say it's time to come home. anderson, a reflection of one of the reasons you don't hear either of these candidates talk about any possibility of extending the employment. >> john, dan, jim, thank you. >>> a french court rules on the magazine that published topless photos of kate middleton. what happens now, and what the palace is saying about it, next. >>> here is another 360 bulletin. 0ñ@ñfÑ [ female announcer ] roam like the gnome this fall. and get outstanding deals with the travelocity fall hotel sale. you can save up to 40% on select hotels. so book your hotel now and save up to 40%. hurry, offer ends soon. book now at travelocity. >>> i'm isha sesay with another 360 bulletin. egyptian authorities have charged eight people in the united
the afghanistan war has had more popular support than the iraq war. look at these numbers for the quinnipiac university survey, back from early summer, july. should not be involved in afghanistan anymore, 60% of the american people, 31% said the mission there was doing the right thing. but six in ten americans say it's time to come home. anderson, a reflection of one of the reasons you don't hear either of these candidates talk about any possibility of extending the employment. >> john,...
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we are losing in iraq after -- in the words of general cane, we won the war and are losing the peace because we didn't leave a residual force. things are going bad in afghanistan. i just came from the region. they believe america is weak, and they believe america is withdrawing, not to mention this latest crisis between the united states and israel over iran, so mitt romney is talking about weak leadership. i agree with him. >> senator mccain, i appreciate your time tonight. thank you. >> thanks for having me on, anderson. >>> coverage of the breaking news out of cairo, the violence now erupting near the u.s. embassy. reporting continues throughout the hour. that's a live picture right there. we're monitoring the new unrest and will get a live update from cairo next. [ male announcer ] break the grip of aches or arthritis pain with odor free aspercreme. powerful medicine relieves pain fast, with no odor. so all you notice is relief. aspercreme. >>> huge news in the case of jason puracal, the american citizen who spent two years in jail in nicaragua on what he said were false charges.
we are losing in iraq after -- in the words of general cane, we won the war and are losing the peace because we didn't leave a residual force. things are going bad in afghanistan. i just came from the region. they believe america is weak, and they believe america is withdrawing, not to mention this latest crisis between the united states and israel over iran, so mitt romney is talking about weak leadership. i agree with him. >> senator mccain, i appreciate your time tonight. thank you....
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we are losing in iraq. in the words of general cane, we won the war and are losing the peace. things are going bad in afghanistan. i just came from the region. they believe america is weak and they believe america is withdrawing not to mention this latest crisis between the united states and israel over iran. so mitt romney is talking about weak leadership. i agree with him. >> senator mccain, i appreciate your time tonight. thank you. >> thanks for having me on, anderson. >>> coverage of the breaking news out of cairo, violence erupting near the u.s. embassy. reporting continues throughout the hour. we're monitoring the new unrest and will get a live update from cairo next. , but i had already gone through menopause. these symptoms may be nothing... but they could be early warning signs of a gynecologic cancer, such as cervical, ovarian, or uterine cancer. feeling bloated for no reason. that's what i remember. seeing my doctor probably saved my life. warning signs are not the same for everyone. if you think something's wrong... see your doctor. ask about gynecologic cancer. a
we are losing in iraq. in the words of general cane, we won the war and are losing the peace. things are going bad in afghanistan. i just came from the region. they believe america is weak and they believe america is withdrawing not to mention this latest crisis between the united states and israel over iran. so mitt romney is talking about weak leadership. i agree with him. >> senator mccain, i appreciate your time tonight. thank you. >> thanks for having me on, anderson....
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we are losing in iraq. in the words of general cane, we won the war and are losing the peace. because we didn't leave a residual force. things are going bad in afghanistan. i just came from the region. they believe america is weak and they believe america is withdrawing not to mention this latest crisis between the united states and israel over iran. so mitt romney is talking about weak leadership. i agree with him. >> senator mccain, i appreciate your time tonight. thank you. >> thanks for having me on, anderson. >>> coverage of the breaking news out of cairo, violence erupting near the u.s. embassy. reporting continues throughout the hour. live picture right there. we're monitoring the new unrest and will get a live update from cairo next. this country was built by working people. the economy needs manufacturing. machines, tools, people making stuff. companies have to invest in making things. infrastructure, construction, production. we need it now more than ever. chevron's putting more than $8 billion dollars back in the u.s. economy this year. in pipes, cement, steel, jobs
we are losing in iraq. in the words of general cane, we won the war and are losing the peace. because we didn't leave a residual force. things are going bad in afghanistan. i just came from the region. they believe america is weak and they believe america is withdrawing not to mention this latest crisis between the united states and israel over iran. so mitt romney is talking about weak leadership. i agree with him. >> senator mccain, i appreciate your time tonight. thank you. >>...
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but i remember when i was going in the early days of iraq, he had a huge security detail with him, blackwater folks. did the ambassador have that? >> anderson, it's funny you should ask me this, what was striking to me and i commented to him when he arrived. he arrived in an armored car and obviously with a driver. i didn't -- his security did not come in to the hotel with him to meet me. he had no visible security presence when he met me in tripoli. he walked in, he was greeted by other libyans who clearly recognized him at the hotel and came up to him very warmly and thanked him for u.s. assistance. but he had no visible security presence with him when he walked in. >> bob baer, does that surprise you? >> absolutely. there's no way that man should have been without security, without western security. there is no libyan security to provide it and he should've had it. there were so many attacks, so many threats hanging over libya. frankly, there's no excuse for it. >> people say, though, about him, he was a guy that liked to roll up his sleeves, out on the street and that's how he did effecti
but i remember when i was going in the early days of iraq, he had a huge security detail with him, blackwater folks. did the ambassador have that? >> anderson, it's funny you should ask me this, what was striking to me and i commented to him when he arrived. he arrived in an armored car and obviously with a driver. i didn't -- his security did not come in to the hotel with him to meet me. he had no visible security presence when he met me in tripoli. he walked in, he was greeted by other...
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in addition to libya and egypt, there were protests as well today in yemen, sudan, iraq, morocco, gaza. at least 11 hotspots now including israel, iran, and the kashmir region by india. not just contained in the arab world anymore. the most dramatic and deadly eruption happened in the capital of yemen. take a look. protesters breaching a wall at the u.s. embassy with several thousand more chanting in the street. witnesses say police opened fire on the crowd, four protesters reported dead. officials say two dozen security officers were hurt as well. in cairo, meantime, at least 19 people were hurt in massive demonstrations there. demonstrations as we just showed have continued into the night. the crowd throwing rocks, molotov cocktails, police there you see responding with teargas. some protesters said they hadn't actuallicy the video, but they were outraged by reports about it the idea of it. muslim brotherhood, which controls the newly elected government. put out a statement targeting the filmmaker. it says "we denounce abuse of all messengers of god, prophets and apostles and condemn
in addition to libya and egypt, there were protests as well today in yemen, sudan, iraq, morocco, gaza. at least 11 hotspots now including israel, iran, and the kashmir region by india. not just contained in the arab world anymore. the most dramatic and deadly eruption happened in the capital of yemen. take a look. protesters breaching a wall at the u.s. embassy with several thousand more chanting in the street. witnesses say police opened fire on the crowd, four protesters reported dead....
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if you have that situation and it's a failed state or it's a war zone like iraq and afghanistan, had it been in the early 2000s, then you send in the military, send in as many troops as you need. you just take over. but when you're trying to do that in a sovereign country or a country trying to gain its independence and stand up for itself, that's an extremely difficult situation to do that in. >> tom, from your experience, is it possible to have a thorough investigation without setting foot at a crime scene like this? >> it's still impossible to have a very good investigation and bob is correct, it would be nice to go in there and see what nd of armament was used and where, you know, how they actually took down those buildings. but on the other hand, if they go in there and they find and they do the explosive residue and send everything back to the lab to be examined and they find they've got munitions from the united states, from nato countries, from other countries, that's going to basically tell them nothing, because, because of the insurrection that led up to the overthrow of ga
if you have that situation and it's a failed state or it's a war zone like iraq and afghanistan, had it been in the early 2000s, then you send in the military, send in as many troops as you need. you just take over. but when you're trying to do that in a sovereign country or a country trying to gain its independence and stand up for itself, that's an extremely difficult situation to do that in. >> tom, from your experience, is it possible to have a thorough investigation without setting...
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he wants to say one person said this thing about iraq and nobody cared. well, then why did read a presidential daily brief that had to deal with all of this? why did i speak to intelligence officials who said, this was an enormous problem they have to overcome. every single time ari hears a fact he doesn't like, it's partisan. you want to say clinton messed up? clinton messed up, you got it. clinton messed up in ways you haven't brought up or aren't public yet. read my book. but the reality is, i am writing about the documents i obtained. ari wants me to say i have to talk about democrats too, because my article, just because it's based on documents i obtained, can't be about what happened. i am not a spinmeister. he is. >> and i'm somebody who read the entire 9/11 report -- >> so am i. >> and i see how it's disported that bush knew and didn't stop it. that's the fundamental argument he's making. it's a flawed reading of the 9/11 commission report. and no one else has done it except the truthers. if there was evidence, we would have read about it in the 9
he wants to say one person said this thing about iraq and nobody cared. well, then why did read a presidential daily brief that had to deal with all of this? why did i speak to intelligence officials who said, this was an enormous problem they have to overcome. every single time ari hears a fact he doesn't like, it's partisan. you want to say clinton messed up? clinton messed up, you got it. clinton messed up in ways you haven't brought up or aren't public yet. read my book. but the reality is,...
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in addition to egypt and libya, protests inem min, sudan, iraq, march oklahomore rockco. it is not just contained in the arab world. it is not just contained there. the most deadly happened in yemen. protesters breaching a wall at the u.s. embassy with several thousand more chanting in the street. police opened fire on the crowd. four protesters reported dead. two dozen security officers were hurt as well. in cairo, in the meantime, at least 19 people were hurt in massive demonstrations there, demonstrations that as we just showed have continued into the night. the crowd throwing rocks, molotov cocktails, police responding with tear gas. some protesters said they hadn't seen the anti-muslim video in question but were outraged by reports about it, by the idea of it. late today, egypt's muslim brotherhood, which controls the country's newly elected government put out a statement targeting the filmmaker. it says, we denounce abuse of all mess jers of god, prophets and apostles and condemn this heinous crime. otherwise, such acts will continue to cause devout muslims across t
in addition to egypt and libya, protests inem min, sudan, iraq, march oklahomore rockco. it is not just contained in the arab world. it is not just contained there. the most deadly happened in yemen. protesters breaching a wall at the u.s. embassy with several thousand more chanting in the street. police opened fire on the crowd. four protesters reported dead. two dozen security officers were hurt as well. in cairo, in the meantime, at least 19 people were hurt in massive demonstrations there,...
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information he has no idea what he's talking about or bottom line, one person said this thing about iraq and nobody cared. why did i read a presidential daily brief that had to deal with all of this? why did i speak to intelligence official who's said this was an enormous problem they have to overcome. every ink single time ari hears a fact he doesn't like, it's partisan. you want to say clinton messed up, clinton messed up, you got it. clinton messed up in ways you haven't even brought up, ways that aren't even public yet, read my book. but the reality is, i am writing about the documents i obtained. ari wants me to run off and say i have to talk about democrats too. my article, just because it's based on documents i obtained, can't be about what happened. i am not a spin meister, he is, and he's not telling the truth. >> one final thought, and we got to go. >> i read the entire 9/11 commission report. >> so did i. >> i see how this is distorted. he wants to lead people to believe bush knew and didn't stop it. that's the fundamental argument is making. >> that's what the intelligence ag
information he has no idea what he's talking about or bottom line, one person said this thing about iraq and nobody cared. why did i read a presidential daily brief that had to deal with all of this? why did i speak to intelligence official who's said this was an enormous problem they have to overcome. every ink single time ari hears a fact he doesn't like, it's partisan. you want to say clinton messed up, clinton messed up, you got it. clinton messed up in ways you haven't even brought up,...